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Saudia airline announces commercial flights to Saudi megacity project NEOM

Saudia airline has announced that it will launch weekly flights from NEOM Bay Airport to Dubai in late June, and plans a direct route to London. The airport represents a “vital artery” for visitors traveling to the planned city, NEOM CEO Nazmi al-Nasr said in a statement. NEOM is situated in the northwestern corner of… Continue reading Saudia airline announces commercial flights to Saudi megacity project NEOM

Saudi Arabia is planning to build the world’s largest buildings in its megacity project NEOM

Sources also told Al Arabiya that there are plans for two skyscrapers around 500 meters tall that extend horizontally for tens of miles. The skyscrapers would stretch from the Red Sea coast inland towards the desert and would house a mix of residential, retail, and office space. They would be larger than the world’s current… Continue reading Saudi Arabia is planning to build the world’s largest buildings in its megacity project NEOM

King Salman, Crown Prince perform Eid prayer in Makkah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman preformed Eid Al-Fitr prayer in Makkah’s Grand Mosque on Monday. This is the first in-person Eid prayer for the King in the Grand Mosque at Makkah since the pandemic hit the world in 2020. Upon the arrival of the Custodian… Continue reading King Salman, Crown Prince perform Eid prayer in Makkah

Element opens $1m KSA laboratory to support Neom project

Global inspection specialist, Element Materials Technology (Element) has invested $1 million in a new laboratory in north western Saudi Arabia to provide civils and environmental testing for the Neom new city project.    The project will create a futuristic destination and community incorporating smart city technology and entirely fuelled by renewable energy.   Element’s Neom… Continue reading Element opens $1m KSA laboratory to support Neom project

4000 MW Renewable Energy Project for NEOM to Come Up Near Jordan Border

The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the renewable projects will be awarded in a single tranche. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is projecting NEOM city as a prospective leader in green hydrogen. The renewable energy projects that are being planned by Saudi Arabia to supply electricity to the green hydrogen based ammonia plant… Continue reading 4000 MW Renewable Energy Project for NEOM to Come Up Near Jordan Border

NEOM Meets with Business Community in the United States

NEOM has concluded a series of “Discover NEOM” events with investors and business partners in the United States as part of its ongoing efforts to highlight the project’s latest developments and explore investment opportunities, reported the Saudi Press Agency. CEO of NEOM, Nadhmi Al-Nasr said: “We came to the United States to explore the significant… Continue reading NEOM Meets with Business Community in the United States

NEOM pitches investment opportunities to more than 700 US business leaders

More than 700 US business, sustainability, and investment leaders attended a series of showcase events to highlight the development of NEOM, the $500 billion project owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, according to the project’s CEO. The “Discover NEOM” events followed on from a similar exercise in London last year. NEOM’s CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr… Continue reading NEOM pitches investment opportunities to more than 700 US business leaders

NEOM to invite firms to tender for high-speed rail packages

Saudi Arabia’s $500-billion gigaproject, NEOM, is expected to issue the request for qualification for contracts related to the high-speed rail scheme The Line project, Meed reported.  Within the next two months the future city that is currently in the development phase in Saudi Arabia, will issue the request, which will be handled in two packages; Package A and Package B.  Citing close… Continue reading NEOM to invite firms to tender for high-speed rail packages